t i] F | 1 } j ‘ — co nanan tpeteetinnsitot taint i arene meet ete, eet Shell still on top ing j j ScAc CASTLEGAR RECREATIONAL @ Wins turning into losses onkart cacue for Banjo’s Pub in CRHL (As of Dec. 9) NEWS STAFF ae w Banjo’s Pub continues to | Shell 8 play hot and cold in the | Sports Centre 7 Castlegar Recreational Hock- | press. wash 6 ey League. Stumbling out of the start- Compuers ¢ ing gate, Banjo’s found them- | Banjo's 37 2 selves staring up at the rest of the league in the early going without a win in their first six games. But every cloud has a sil- ver lining and the pub squad found it with a four game un- defeated streak that had them inching up on the rest of the CRHL when December rolled around. Since then, though, things have gone back to the way they were. Last Thursday, Banjo’s faced off with the league-lead- ers from Woodland Park Shell, a team they had beaten in their last meeting. But any hopes of stretching that streak to two were squashed when Shell came way with an 11-7 win to stay atop the CRHL. Clay Martini and Doug Knowler each had a hat trick for the winners while Lorne Anderson scored twice and added four assists. Benton Hadley scored three times and Wayne Salekin had three assists in a losing cause for Banjo’s. Shell led 2-1 after the first 10 minutes, then stretched it to 5-1 after one period. Things didn’t get any bet- ter for Banjo’s in the second as Shell added another four to lead 9-2 after two. Although they outscored Shell 5-2 in the third, Banjo’s ended up on the wrong end of an 11-7 decision. SCORING LEADERS GP G Keralff, Shell 13 19 Martini, Shell 13 18 Sauer, Sports Cntr. 10 17 Knowler, Shell 12 24 Hyson, Shell 12 24 Flegel, Sports Cntr. 12 17 Monday, Banjo’s was up against Castlegar Pressure Wash, a team looking to break a second-place tie with Castlegar Sports Centre. The teams had met twice previously, both ending in 7- 7 draws. But this time, Pressure Wash wanted no part of a tie and proved it by hosing Ban- jo’s down, 13-5. With the win, Pressure Wash put two points between them and Sports Centre and moved to within one of Shell at the same time. Finding themselves all alone in third, Sports Centre met the Kootenay Computers Tuesday in the hopes of pulling even with Pressure Wash again. Meanwhile, the Comput- ers were anxious to break a five-game losing streak, but it wasn’t to be. Stressing both offence and defence, Sports Centre moved into that second place tie by dumping the Computers 10-3, sending them to their sixth straight loss. Thursday’s result between Shell and Sports Centre was unavailable at press time. NOTICE The Board of School Trustees of School District No. 9 (Castlegar) invites the General Public to present briefs for its 1993-94 Operating Budget. Meetings will be held in early February 1993 at the School Board Office. Appointments will be arranged for groups and individuals at 15 minute intervals. Written briefs should be submitted to the School Board Office on or before 93.01.25 Board of School Trustees School District No. 9 (Castlegar) 865 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, B.C. V1N 1H3 SD Saturday, December 12, 1992 @ A diamond is for Christmas. Sosse's Jewellery (1979) Ltd. 1104 - 3rd Street DOWNTOWN CASTLEGAR For birthdays. For special days. Forever. A diamond is forever. If you are a woman 40 or over, this program is a must. THE SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM OF B.C. A free service for the early detection of breast cancer. Doctor's referral not required. Ministry of Health funded. Call for the centre nearest you. Lower Mainland 660-3639. Free Long Distance 1-800-663-9203. Ww Program of British Columbia Nas) Soret? 365-7266 ATTENTION =———~wtS CITY OF CASTLEGAR RESIDENTS SNOW CLEARING ADVISORY The City of Castlegar would like to advise the residents of our current snow control procedures and policies The City has 80 kilometres (50 miles) of roads to maintain throughout the City and has 9 peices of equipment (such as loaders, sand spreaders, snow plows, sidewalk cleaner, snow blower, grader) to accomplish this task From mid November to February, the City has at least 2 employees on night shift (11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) and 10 employees on day shift (7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.). The number of employees involved in snow plowing and sanding operations is dependent on the quantity, severity and duration of the snowfall. Under heavy snowfall conditions, roads are open within ten hours Snow ridges deposited across driveways are an unavoidable result of snow clearing procedures. When available angling plows are being used to prevent or reduce the quantity of snow deposited. In general, sand is not used on level streets except when extreme icing conditions are experienced Upon notification to our office, any boulevards/lawns damaged will be repaired in the spring. Snow removal in the downtown area is undertaken after aheavy snowfall (this is normally done in the evening hours) City streets are maintained on a priority basis (based on health and safety concerns) which is as follows - Columbia Avenue/Arrow Lakes Drive (Celgar Road) - Collector and Residential Streets/Avenues with hills - Access to emergency service buildings - Hospital - Fire Halls - Ambulance - Police - Collectors (high traffic volume) - Access to Schools - Commercial and industrial areas - All remaining residential streets - Snow hauling from central business areas (2nd, 3rd, 4th Streets & Columbia Avenue) - Street Widening - Access to Water and Sewer facilities #4 Priority - Lanes - Sidewalks - City owned parking lots - Bus Stops - Hydrants - Snow hauling, general Citizens can greatly assist the snow control operation by adhering to the following requests: 1. Remove all unused vehicles, boats, trailers, etc. from the streets. This will assist snow plowing and reduce the possibility of vehicle damage by City equipment. 2. Vehicle owners and operators are requested not to park on City streets during snowfalls. Vehicle owners are reminded that cars can be towed away at the owner's expense. #1 Priority #2 Priority #3 Priority 3. Refrain from shovelling snow into the roadway from driveways, etc. It is an offence to deposit snow removed from private | driveways and parking lots. This creates a traffic hazard, and may block access to fire hydrants and bus stops. Snow cleared from driveways should be stored on left side of driveway (facing house from the street). This will help reduce the quantity of snow deposited across driveways due to plowing. 4. To elimi any icular d , operators of all vehicles are asked to stay well back from sand trucks when streets are being sanded. 5. On streets without curb and gutter, wooden stakes should be placed marking the edge of lawns. 6. Parents should remind children of the dangers (i) from i and possibl i] when of tobogganing and similar activities on City streets. The City Works Department office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and snow related concerns or problems should be directed to this office at 365-5979. Thank you for your patience and anticipated cooperation. Barry Comin, A.Sc.T. into snow piles (ii) Superintendent of Public Works @ Saturday, December 12, 1992 Nine to FIVE Your business Is our business Nell Rachyski 365-7266 LOG JAM Protesters in Clayoquot Sound put up new logging blockades on a bridge Monday on Vancouver Island. MacMillan Bloedel was fined $27,000 for illegally cutting trees in that area. Protesters said the fine was too low. SELKIRK EXPANDS CLASS SIZE Selkirk College has teamed up with Shaw Cable to broadcast two university credit courses that look at business topics on Cable 10. The show can be seen Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Castlegar and Trail. Check the Preview section of the paper for listings and times. B.C.’S HOUSING STARTS RISE Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports new housing units are on the rise across the country, but the largest numbers can be seen in B.C. and Ontario. In B.C., increases in condominium and single- detached housing more than offset a decline in rental starts to move total starts to 37,000 units in November from December's 32,000. WorkRPLACE Talking shop... mechanical shop foreman Herb discus the finer points of blow-torch maintenance. Engineering technician Duane Monsen has plenty of room for drafting ideas at the new works yard. The sparks were flying. At city council’s Tuesday session, Mayor Audrey Moore and Coun. Doreen Smecher duked it out in the political boxing ring. Tm sure it was a first for the city when Smecher challenged Moore’s authority. Smecher made no secret early in the meeting that she wished to be appointed for a consecutive term as Castlegar’s director on the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Well, about half-an-hour later, when the issue of the RDCK arose, Coun. Lawrence Chernoff immediately made a motion to appoint Moore, followed by a quick second from Coun. Jim Chapman. Moore was set to call a vote on the matter, totally ignoring Smecher’s earlier request to sit on the RDCK. Bottom Line NeilIRACHYNSKI That’s when dropped the challenged Moore. Moore told Smecher that a motion was already on the floor and Smecher asked Moore “are you going to ignore the challenge?” ; Well, friends and neighbors, jaws around the room dropped Smecher bomb and A new beginning The City of Castlegar Public Works crew has a new place to call home. The Minto Road abode began to house its occupants this week. Despite the ensuing maintenance the local streets required because of all the snow, the crews found the time to pack their bags for spacious quarters. News reporter Neil Rachynski poked his nose — and camera — around the building to catch a day in the life at the new facility. Neumann and mechanic Darryl Laporte i Works clerk Sharon Tassone removes a sign of the times in the storage room. like a frozen cow pie... thud. What ensued was a curious ensemble of votes. The first was to sustain the chair. If a vote is in favor then Moore continues to preside over the meeting. If it is opposed then the mayor relinquishes the chair and her alternate — Smecher — takes over. The first. time none of the councillors voted in favor of Moore sustaining the chair. But then again, only three of the six opposed the chair. That means a tie, and a tie is as good as a win. I guess it didn’t count because a recess was taken and the vote was held again. This time council unanimously opposed Moore and Smecher took the chair. Then there were all those votes by secret ballot to elect either Smecher or Moore. Twice Iron Mike nothin’ — put Smecher in the ring they were intentionally spoiled. The reason why doesn’t matter. _ Forget all the theatrics and circus routines. Smecher’s display was that of a councillor who took pride in the work she was doing. And, to my undying admira- tion, she was willing to fight to continue that work. To do what she did on her own, in the public eye, took courage. What concerns me now is the quality of representation Castlegar will receive. Before the secret ballot, Smecher and Moore explained why each should be elected. Smecher said active involve- ment on the RDCK’s various committees is essential. Moore said it’s not necessary for her to be available for the committee spots on the RDCK. You decide who the qualified candidate is.